Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form): (T)
Goal: Each team will create a digital story recreating their respective Civil War battles utilizing modern technology that is equivalent of what would have been available during the actual battles.
Role: Each team will have two Northern Generals and two Southern Generals for each of the key battles assigned to that group.
Audience: Members of the Historical Societies for the key battles selected for the groups.
Situation: Each team will be assigned a selected battle and they will recreate the battle from either the Union or Confederate perspective by directing the forces and movements to affect a victory for their respective force.
Product/Presentation: Each team will produce a digital story demonstrating the differences in technology and their opinion of the revised outcome for each battle.
Standards:
Digital Story: Accuracy, Role, Elements, Consistency, Knowledge Gained,Persuasiveness
Presentation: Prepardedness, Speaks Clearly, Posture and Eye Contact, Comprehension, Content, Vocabulary
Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):
Other Evidence (OE)
• Picture recognition of major defining figures leading up to, during, and following the Civil War.
• Written examination with multiple choice, fill in the blank, short response and persuasive essay.
• Chart of Union and Confederate infrastructure at the start of the Civil War and at the end of the war. Products may include posters, pie charts, or bar graphs.
Student Self-Assessment and Reflection
Self-Assessment (SA)
• Pre-assessment of learning through open ended questioning and discussion with students to include what they already know, what questions they have, and what they want to learn.
• Blog three topics that they learned new during week two, three, and four.
• One page reflective essay regarding one new aspect of the Civil War that they have learned and provide additional information on that topic other than what was covered in class.
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?(G)
Understanding
Goal (MLR)
• The military advantage did not give the South the ability to achieve victory during the Civil War.
• Maine Learning Results: Social Sciences-E History E1
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Big Idea
Big Idea
• Civil War
• Southern Industrialization
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
Task Description:(T)
Students will be divided into groups of four and each group will be assigned a battle from the Civil War. Each group will consist of two pairs, one to portray Union Generals and one to portray Confederate Generals selected from the list presented to each group. Each student will research the General, present a brief biography of their General to include what that individual did prior to the Civil War, during the Battle of Gettysburg and what they accomplished in their life after the Battle of Gettysburg. The student will present this information in the form of a digital story. Following the conclusion of the digital story the student will give a live discussion on why their leader was the most important person at the Battle of Gettysburg.
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
Type II Product
Type of Presentation
• Digital Story
• Oral/Multimedia
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
Product Criteria
Presentation Criteria
• Accuracy
• Role
• Elements
• Consistency
• Knowledge Gained
• Persuasiveness
Table of Contents
Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence.
Role: Each team will have two Northern Generals and two Southern Generals for each of the key battles assigned to that group.
Audience: Members of the Historical Societies for the key battles selected for the groups.
Situation: Each team will be assigned a selected battle and they will recreate the battle from either the Union or Confederate perspective by directing the forces and movements to affect a victory for their respective force.
Product/Presentation: Each team will produce a digital story demonstrating the differences in technology and their opinion of the revised outcome for each battle.
Standards:
Digital Story: Accuracy, Role, Elements, Consistency, Knowledge Gained,Persuasiveness
Presentation: Prepardedness, Speaks Clearly, Posture and Eye Contact, Comprehension, Content, Vocabulary
• Written examination with multiple choice, fill in the blank, short response and persuasive essay.
• Chart of Union and Confederate infrastructure at the start of the Civil War and at the end of the war. Products may include posters, pie charts, or bar graphs.
• Blog three topics that they learned new during week two, three, and four.
• One page reflective essay regarding one new aspect of the Civil War that they have learned and provide additional information on that topic other than what was covered in class.
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task? (G)
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
• Role
• Elements
• Consistency
• Knowledge Gained
• Persuasiveness
• Speaks Clearly
• Posture and Eye Contact
• Comprehension
• Content
• Vocabulary